Archive for December, 2015
Four decades in jail imposed on Mongrel Mob members
Three Mongrel Mob Notorious chapter members who conducted a violent raid on the home of a resigning gang ex-president have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years.
Social worker admits email ‘violation’
A respected Christchurch social worker has to pay $3000 to a woman after sneaking into her email account and sending her intimate images he found there with gross and degrading messages.
Upskirt photography at mall alleged
An Aranui man is being held in custody after allegations he took an upskirt photograph of a woman at Northlands shopping centre on Saturday.
Basher’s last minute apology to mother
Douglas James Archer’s apology to his 82-year-old mother for the vicious beating he gave her with an axe handle didn’t get him any reduction on his 14-year jail term.
Car window-washer case at court
A 40-year-old Redwood man has been charged with unlawfully washing windows at a busy Christchurch intersection.
Judge delays sentencing to forewarn victims of road-rager
A judge has paused a sentencing to try to ensure that a family who was menaced by a road-rager were forewarned that he would be returning to their rural community as part of a home detention sentence.
Double court appearance for robbery accused
A Lyttelton man has made two court appearances in the same day after allegedly snatching a handbag soon after his release from custody at the Christchurch Court House.
Suppression appeal filed for alleged absconder
Appeal papers filed at the Christchurch Court House yesterday will keep interim name suppression in place for an 89-year-old facing historic sex charges after he headed for Australia while on bail last week.
Chopper pilot convicted and fined after rescue flights
A judge has rejected a Kaikoura helicopter pilot’s claim that he was justified in flying without a current medical certificate on two rescue missions.
Woman faces wounding charge
Bail was granted to a 48-year-old woman facing a serious wounding charge after an alleged stabbing at an address in Hornby on Thursday.
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